Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books)

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  • Author : Mem Fox
  • Binding : Hardcover
  • Creator : Julie Vivas
  • EAN : 9780916291044
  • ISBN : 0916291049
  • Label : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
  • MPN : 978-0-916291-04-4
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 32
  • Package Dimensions : 0.40 inches (Height) x 10.00 inches (Length) x 0.85 pounds (Weight) x 9.60 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : 978-0-916291-04-4
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 1985-11
  • Publisher : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
  • SKU : 0NH41H0008OG
  • Studio : Kane/Miller Book Publishers

The offbeat style of this wonderful story--and of Julie Vivas's perfectly matched illustrations--couldn't be summed up better than by the strangeness of the first sentence: "There was once a small boy called Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and what's more he wasn't very old either." Wilfrid lives next to a retirement home, filled with folks like "Mrs. Jordan who played the organ" and "Mr. Hosking who told him scary stories". But his favourite old person is 96-year-old Miss Nancy. Everyone says Miss Nancy has lost her memory, and despite the fact that Wilfrid doesn't even know what a memory is, by accident he helps her find it. Mem Fox's original take on the capacity of children to help the old remember is especially notable for its non-patronising focus on old people. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr

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